Whitney Houston: The True Story Behind the Film

Whitney Houston – A voice that became legend (read the review here) is based on the true story of the iconic singer’s life and career. Directed by Employer from a screenplay by Anthony McCartenthe film draws from the real life of Whitney Houstoneven if there are a series of elements that are not explored in depth. Houston, nicknamed “The Voice,” is one of the most successful female artists of all time, having broken records and sold over 200 million records worldwide over the course of her career.

To date, there have been five depictions of Whitney Houston in documentaries and feature films. Biopics, while based on the truth, can only include part of the story and sometimes exaggerate certain aspects of a musician’s life to make a point. This Whitney Houston biopic, for example, offers a glimpse into the famous singer’s life and rise to fame, but there are other aspects it leaves out and questions that arise after watching certain scenes in particular.

Was Whitney Houston bisexual? The explanation of his relationship with Robyn Crawford

Whitney Houston – A voice that became legend focuses briefly on the romantic relationship between Whitney Houston and Robyn Crawfordwho will become its creative director. In fact, Crawford confirmed that the two had an intimate relationship in her memoir, A Song for You: My Life with Whitney Houstonthough Crawford told People that she and Houston never discussed putting a label on their relationship or each other. The romantic relationship between Crawford and Houston lasted only two years, during which they lived together. However, Houston decided to end the relationship with Crawford out of fear of what people would say and how it would affect their lives, especially after she signed a record deal.

Crawford and the award-winning singer may have taken different romantic paths, but the two remained best friends for more than two decades, as documented in the film. Crawford, however, placed limits on his relationship with Houston in the early 2000s due to decisions the latter was making in her personal life, including her ongoing drug addiction. Also Bobby BrownWhitney Houston’s ex-husband, confirmed that Crawford and the singer were in a romantic relationship, and Brown claims that Houston’s mother, Cissy, was against it and wanted to fire Crawford from her role as Houston’s assistant, the job she held before becoming creative director and, later, co-manager of Houston’s company.

Did Whitney Houston have an affair with Jermaine Jackson?

Whitney Houston reportedly dated Jermaine Jackson for one year, as suggested in Whitney Houston – A voice that became legendand the two are rumored to have had an affair while Jackson was still married to his then-wife Hazel Gordy. Jackson never talked about their relationship, but his sister did La Toya Jackson claimed, during an appearance on The Talk, that his brother “he admitted that they had an affairIt is also said that Whitney Houston’s song “Saving All My Love for You” was dedicated to Jackson, although this has never been confirmed. Furthermore, in the late 1980s Houston was reportedly infatuated with Eddie Murphyeven though he didn’t return her feelings, according to Crawford.

Did Bobby Brown abuse Whitney Houston?

The sentimental relationship between Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston was boisterous and often made headlines, especially in the last years of their marriage. Whitney Houston – A voice that became legend claims that Bobby Brown was violent towards Whitney Houston, and he himself confirmed in an interview with 20/20 that he hit her once. Brown, however, denied the allegations of violence against Houston beyond the admitted incident, but revealed that the last few years of their marriage were pretty terrible.

Who was Barbara Houston? What the film leaves out about her

Barbara Houston she makes an appearance in the musical biopic and you can feel the chill and distance between her and Whitney. Their real-life relationship was equally strained. Barbara Houston, who is 40 years younger than John Houstonshe eventually married him, although the two had an affair that would begin while John was still married to Houston’s mother, Cissy. What the film leaves out is Barbara’s lawsuit against Whitney, which alleged that the singer was the sole beneficiary of John Houston’s life insurance and that the money would be used to pay off Barbara and John’s mortgage, with the remainder given to Barbara.

However, Whitney Houston filed a countersuit against her stepmother, claiming that the life insurance was to repay the singer for money her father had borrowed from her years earlier. In 2010, a judge ruled in Houston’s favor, awarding her ownership of Barbara’s mortgage, which meant she could decide to foreclose on the house and leave her stepmother with nothing. The relationship between Whitney Houston and Barbara Houston was not good, and the nasty lawsuit made the singer’s disdain for her father’s wife quite public.

What really happened between Whitney Houston and her father?

The relationship between Whitney Houston and her father was complicated. John Houston he became the singer’s manager and CEO of her company, and the film alleges that Houston also borrowed money from his daughter, which appears to have been one of the causes that led to their relationship deteriorating over time. John Houston reportedly borrowed $723,000 from Whitney Houston in 1990, but it was the $100 million lawsuit he filed against the famed singer in 2002 for breach of contract that really exposed their tumultuous relationship.

The lawsuit alleged that Whitney Houston failed to pay John or his company for services they provided to her, such as providing legal assistance after she was caught with drugs in Hawaii and negotiating the terms of her $100 million contract with Arista Records. John Houston even tried to appeal to his daughter on television. The Houston patriarch died shortly thereafter, in 2002, and the lawsuit was dismissed in 2004.

How did Whitney Houston die?

Whitney Houston – A voice that became legend avoids showing the singer’s tragic death. However, the Whitney Houston biopic alludes to her death, which occurred just hours before the music producer’s pre-Grammy party Clive Davis. Whitney Houston died from accidental drowning in the bathtub of her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton. The autopsy report said the effects of “atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use” also contributed to the singer and actress’s accidental drowning. Houston had a history of cocaine use and a white powder was found on the bathroom counter, suggesting the singer had used the substance before taking a bath.

Rather than focus on her death and the factors that contributed to it, the film celebrates the singer’s iconic voice at the height of her career, choosing to center the film’s final scene on Whitney Houston’s performance at the 1994 American Music Awards. This decision shifts attention away from the tragedy of her death and her tumultuous final years, and serves as a reminder of the powerful and beautiful voice she had and the joy she brought to others with her extraordinary talent. The audience thus leaves the film with a bright memory of Whitney Houston’s life instead of a dark one of her death.